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 Sep 27, 2006 - 11:15 PM
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Enthusiast  Joined Mar 23, '06 From Nashville Tennessee Currently Offline Reputation: 5 (100%)  |
Ok well i ve search but im still not sure...
Whaat is the best led bulb for my guages..im wanting blue ones to match my autometer cobalt gauges? also ive read that i can use a 5 watt 195 bulb.. what about a 5 watt led? i need help and i want it bright... Thank for any info... pics are welcome... This post has been edited by Shocker: Sep 27, 2006 - 11:25 PM -------------------- |
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Jan 5, 2007 - 3:34 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Dec 13, '05 From Amsterdam, The Netherlands Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Damn, my xenon white refractor leds (cheap chines ones form ebay) have developed a problem. The middle one in the gauge cluster keeps breaking down. It worked fine for a month or so, then started flashing like a broken light in a highway restroom
 I replaced the LED bulb... broken from the start! Replaced with another (yeah i got some spares) and it worked again. But not for long. After a week, the same flashing problem. What do you guys think? Electrical problem or just crappy leds? The outer ones are the same kind and work fine.By the way, a friend of mine took apart a spare cluster gauge unit he had lying around from his ST205. We looked at the inner workings of the lighting. It's actually a solid clear plastic disc what's behind the gauges, that has a little curved extension to it. And that is where the light bulbs are placed. The light then spreads through the whole disc and illuminates evenly. I think the problem with the LEDs is that they are just too bright for the disc too spread evenly. That's why the multi-direction 5-LED bulbs that I have make no better illumination than single direction ones. I think I'm gonna try some 5W parking light bulbs - like mentioned on the first page of this topic - before I shell out to get Matrix leds. This post has been edited by SveNRG: Jan 5, 2007 - 3:57 AM |
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Shocker L.E.D.'s for my Speedometer Sep 27, 2006 - 11:15 PM
Bitter www.superbrightleds.com Sep 27, 2006 - 11:55 PM
Shocker QUOTE(Bitter @ Sep 27, 2006 - 11:55 ... Sep 28, 2006 - 12:16 AM Bitter generally the wider the angle and the brigther the... Sep 28, 2006 - 12:24 AM Zimluura i've had lots of luck with the 194 5-led matri... Sep 28, 2006 - 12:47 AM WannabeGT4 Stick with the 5 LED Matrix style. I've used b... Sep 28, 2006 - 7:12 AM xelan I have the Matrix bulbs and I really like them. Th... Sep 28, 2006 - 12:45 PM Akira_g4 yea id go with matrix. ive got 3 white ones in mi... Sep 28, 2006 - 1:25 PM My2Celi im working on putting 3mm led in each number and c... Sep 28, 2006 - 7:32 PM Shocker QUOTE(My2Celi @ Sep 28, 2006 - 7:32 ... Sep 28, 2006 - 8:24 PM trdproven I got non LED amber Raybrig bulbs, nice clean ligh... Sep 29, 2006 - 6:05 AM P5ycho u can use 5w sidelight/parking light bulbs. in the... Sep 29, 2006 - 6:39 AM KB-2 thats hott Sep 29, 2006 - 7:30 AM P5ycho thankyou, all done using 5w bulbs. even glow and b... Sep 29, 2006 - 7:41 AM Predator i've used matrix's but all four i first or... Sep 29, 2006 - 9:24 AM Zimluura ahh, predator that might explain why mine have bee... Sep 30, 2006 - 2:41 AM Shocker What do you guys think of tis kind of led?
Pick m... Sep 30, 2006 - 2:52 AM DomGT QUOTE(Shocker @ Sep 30, 2006 - 3:52 ... Sep 30, 2006 - 8:11 AM Zimluura i've tried the inverted lens led, it's ok.... Oct 1, 2006 - 12:47 AM QuintinGT Ive got superstar LEDs I love them, but from what ... Oct 1, 2006 - 1:09 AM SveNRG Fitted my gauge cluster with three LEDs just last ... Oct 3, 2006 - 4:45 PM tomazws Greenish is unavoidable. It's part of the pla... Oct 3, 2006 - 7:24 PM My2Celi I would have a pic of my cluster with my superstar... Oct 3, 2006 - 7:56 PM SveNRG Pics!
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After! Oct 4, 2006 - 4:17 PM WannabeGT4 ^^^^^^^^^^^ That, my friends, is why you have to b... Oct 4, 2006 - 6:18 PM SveNRG I diasgree, yours appear to have a similar spread.... Oct 5, 2006 - 7:29 AM WannabeGT4 Are we looking at the same pictures?, your's l... Oct 5, 2006 - 10:41 AM SveNRG QUOTE(WannabeGT4 @ Oct 5, 2006 - 10... Oct 8, 2006 - 7:58 AM P5ycho before i fit my custom dials and bulbs i was using... Oct 8, 2006 - 9:06 AM Predator seems to me that the greenish look is just due to ... Oct 8, 2006 - 9:28 AM P5ycho if u look at the refracter/matrix type led bulbs t... Oct 8, 2006 - 9:56 AM nixxx Man.....this tread should have been written earlie... Oct 8, 2006 - 10:07 AM celiracer Well My new idea with my guages are gonna be just ... Oct 8, 2006 - 11:27 AM SveNRG Work in progress!
The sanding really paid o... Oct 9, 2006 - 4:38 PM chacha sanded? how do you do that? sand the dials with sa... Oct 9, 2006 - 4:59 PM celiracer yea thats how you get the green off the back i gue... Oct 9, 2006 - 5:11 PM SveNRG QUOTE(celiracer @ Oct 9, 2006 - 5:11... Oct 10, 2006 - 2:34 AM tomazws QUOTE(SveNRG @ Oct 10, 2006 - 12:34 ... Oct 10, 2006 - 11:56 AM celiracer Thanks what is the paint called? And how are you g... Oct 10, 2006 - 11:19 AM SveNRG Fitted some refractor leds to fix the hotspots. It... Oct 16, 2006 - 4:32 PM WannabeGT4 You might wanna try swapping a couple of them arou... Oct 17, 2006 - 7:22 AM Magic Few photos from my speedometer...
Sorry for t... Oct 17, 2006 - 8:08 AM kCed QUOTE(Magic @ Oct 17, 2006 - 8:08 AM... Jan 5, 2007 - 1:36 PM |
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